Sure, it's slightly
disappointing to be duped after thinking the flawless performance
we saw was live; however, we shouldn't be that surprised.

In fact, she'll most likely be lip-synching (at least
part of) her Super Bowl halftime performance as
well.

In no way are we
endorsing lip-synching and saying it's completely fine to do;
however,the "Run
the World" singer isn't the first to lip-sync a pre-recorded
version of "The Star Spangled Banner," and most certainly won't
be the last.

Since the early '90s, it's become more commonplace for singers to
perform with pre-recorded music, especially when performing the
National Anthem, in order to prevent anything outside of
perfection in their routines.

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Though live performances such as Britney's are more questionable
– fans are dishing out a lot of money expecting a live
performance – the Super Bowl requires performers submit backup tracks a week before showtime,
a prerequisite that has been in place since 1993.

Pregame show producer Rickey Minor told the
Associated Press in 2009 he asked that both Hudson and Faith
Hill sing the National Anthem and "America the Beautiful"
respectively using tracks they submitted.

"That's the right way to do it," said Minor. "There's too many
variables to go live. I would never recommend any artist go live
because the slightest glitch would devastate the
performance."

Houston's performance wasn't a complete lip-sync. The late
singer's former spokesperson Dan Klores told the
Wall Street Journal she did sing — just into a dead mic which
only allowed people 200 feet in front of her to
hear.

According to Klores, Super Bowl performers required a recording
to be made even then.

"It was a technical decision partially based on the noise
factor," said Klores.